What We Have Been Smoking

Paul’s List

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Will’s List

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Mark Jr’s List

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Audience Feedback

We recently ran a contest with some of our viewers choices. We are going to review some on the air and give some thoughts. (Given the size of the entries, let’s just pick one per list if we can get through it). We apologize for leaving anyone off the list in advance, we got a great response.

Favorite Bargain Maduro: Padron Londres Maduro
Inexpensive, a bit rough looking, but with 2-3+ years of age on them, they rank just as high as the 1964’s to me.

Go-To Daily Cigar*: La Casita Criolla HCB
Great morning smoke with a cup of coffee. True broadleaf flavor. Rich earthy sweetness but a touch dry. Black coffee is the perfect remedy to the dryness for me. I also love the rough looking sparkly wrapper leaf on it! Good price.

Favorite Spicy Cigar: Opus X Perfection #4.
Leathery, spicy, and raisiny sweetness. I’m not one to do spice without sweetness. For me, good right out of the box, but becomes amazing after 3 years. I just love looking at the band.

*Go-To Daily Cigar runner-up: Por larranaga Montecarlos
A long thin cuban great anytime of day, shows off the cuban twang well. A cigar anybody can pick up and enjoy. La Casita Criolla beat this one out because personally I can access these easier than the montecarlos. Also the La Casita’s are good right away. I find the montecarlos need time.

I like that my list consists of cigar that are not hard to find :) Also, just noticed these all happen to be small ring guages…

Thanks for the contest StogieGeeks and Stogie Santa!

Brian Street

El Triunfador Lancero

Liga Privada Undercrown Corona Viva

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art Maduro

Oliva Serie V Melanio Petit Corona

Padron 2000 Maduro

John Reino

Partagas Presidente (2008)

H Upmann Sir Winston (2010)

Padron Family Reserve 44th Maduro Pyramide

Tatauje Black Corona Gorda

La Aurora 100 Anos Preferido (Natural)

Frank Vaughn

The recommendations reflect selections that were once tough to find but are now readily available. I also shot for different vitals at a price point of around $10.00 or less, thus something for most preferences.

Arturo Fuente Work of Art Maduro

Padron 1964 Exclusivo Maduro

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos #3

Tatuaje Taino

Illusione F 9

Classik 64

Liga Privada Dirty Rat

Por Larranaga Petit Corona

Room 101 Daruma Mutane

Tatuaje TAA 2012

Ramon Allones Specialty Select (in the 50 Cab)

Patrick Mulcahy

Headley Grange by the Crowned Heads

Liga Privada Papas Fritas by Drew Estate

Herrera esteli by Drew Estate

Four Kicks by The Crowned Heads

San Lotano Connecticut by AJ Fernandez

Jesus Castillo

First of all I want to thank stogie santa and stogie geeks for this contest, my top 5 box worthy cigars are in no particular order are:

Undercrown corona viva

EP Carrillo medalla d’ oro (fantastic morning smoke)

viaje platino reserva no. 6 (age has balanced these out nicely)

San Lotano oval habano robusto

Montecristo no. 2 cuban awesome smoke especially with some rest,

Scott Wilson

Undercrown Viva Corona Gorda

Crowned heads Headley Grange Eminentes

Ortega Serie D No.7 Maduro

Crowned heads Four Kicks Seleccion No.5

Cigar Federation The Collective

Donald Kozerow

AKA Respect Devil Dog

5 Vegas ‘A’ any vitola

Headley Grange Drumstick

Punch Gusto

1502 Black Gold

Brian (Fat Kid)

Well I am new to smoking and cheap so nothing means box worthy to me right now. So I’ll give you the cheap mans version: The “cigars that when they go on sale for less than 39.99 I grab a mazo of 10 without thinking about it”-worthy cigars.